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Wittemann Wins 2015 Geography Bee

The annual Martin Meylin Geography Bee was held Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Each of the 17 participants advanced through his/her section and team competitions to take part in the school-wide bee.

Ben Beattie

Jarrett Daveler

Nathan Eberly

Brennan Havey

Jared Getchis

Thomas Jordan

Joey Long

Sean McClary

Jansen Miller

Josh Ressler

Owen Roberts

Connor Shreiner

Hayden Sommers

Olivia Swope

Jake Visniski

Matthew Weese

Andrew Wittemann

The field was narrowed after the first 40 questions. After two more rounds, the four finalists were named:

Ben Beattie

Jared Getchis

Olivia Swope

Andrew Wittemann

Three rounds later, Andrew Wittemann was crowned the winner. Jarred Getchis was second runner up. Andrew will now take a test to qualify for the State geography bee at the end of March. If he prevails at that event, he will advance to the Nat Geo Bee National Championship in Washington, D.C., May 11-13, 2015.

Congratulations to all of the participants and best of luck to Andrew!